Chapter 446
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK, COLLECTOR AND TREASURER IN THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD TO BE AN APPOINTED OFFICE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 1 of chapter 676 of the acts of 1972 is hereby
amended by
striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof the
following 3 sentences:- Beginning on July 1, 2003 and each July 1
thereafter,
the board of selectmen shall appoint a town clerk, collector and treasurer who
shall
serve
for a term of 1 year or until July 1 following and until a successor is
appointed and
qualified, and who shall receive a salary as the town may from time to time
determine. The person elected to the position of town
clerk, collector and treasurer
as of May 1, 2002 shall continue to hold the position through June 30, 2003
or
until such later time as a successor is appointed.

SECTION 2.
Upon the appointment and
qualification of the town clerk, collector and treasurer in accordance with
this
act,
the term of office of the person holding the elected position of town
clerk, collector and treasurer shall cease and terminate.